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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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